From January 1, 2021, people who pay their own mandatory health contributions (e.g. long-term unemployed, who do not receive unemployment benefits and are not insured by the state, etc.) and are not registered as self-insured within the meaning of the Social Security Code , owe BGN 26.00 per month.
The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is organizing a free webinar on "Financial assistance for SMEs when applying for a trademark". The event will be held online on January 28, 2021 at 3:00 p.m.
Rousse Chamber of Commerce and Industry organizes an online discussion related to the tourism sector, the problems facing businesses, new opportunities and the potential of the shared economy. The event is organized in connection with the "Your Local Guide" project, in which the Chamber is a partner, and which aims to promote the digital competences of both people employed in tourism and sole entrepreneurs who would like to start a business in the field of tourism, management and promotion of tourist destinations.
The Employment Agency informs all employers, workers and employees applying under the "Save Me" project that in no. 2 of the State Gazette of today, 08.01.2021, Resolution No. 418 of the Council of Ministers of 30.12.2020 amending and supplementing PMS No. 325/26.11.2020 was promulgated.
The Government adopted a Decree on determining the terms and conditions for the payment of compensation to those working in economic activities, whose activity has been temporarily suspended by an act of a state body during the period of the state of emergency or an extraordinary epidemic situation. Workers and employees will have the right to receive financial support for no more than 60 days in which they used unpaid leave in connection with the restrictions imposed to carry out the activity for which they were hired.
The minimum wage will become BGN 650 from January 1, 2021. Its amount will increase by 6.6% compared to the current year, the government decided.
On November 25, 2020, at 10:00 AM, the Executive Agency for the Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises (IANMSP) and its Turkish partner, the Foreign Trade Relations Council of Turkey (DEIK), are organizing an online joint business and investment forum with bilateral meetings . It would be of interest to companies from the following sectors of the economy: automotive (including electronics and electrical engineering), mechanical engineering and mechatronics, information and communication technologies and chemical industry.
The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry together with the British company Hyve Group plc are organizing a webinar on "Characteristics of the UK retail market" on November 12, 2020. from 11.00 a.m.
As of November 2, 2020, the 2014-2020 Rural Development Program to support short supply chains and local markets is accepting applications. Sub-measure 16.4 "Support for horizontal and vertical cooperation between actors in the supply chain" is open for application for the second time this year. The total amount of the grant under the procedure is BGN 13,690,600.
Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) prepared changes to the guarantee program to support small and medium-sized businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. They expand the scope of the government measure, allowing more companies from the sectors most affected by the pandemic to benefit from it. With the decision of the Court of Justice of 28.10.2020, the amount of loans guaranteed by BBR increases, which will now be able to reach BGN 2 million. The application deadline is extended by 6 months, until mid-June 2021. Among the eligible companies are already large enterprises that are registered as commercial companies in the country.
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